A study was conducted to determine the proportion of


A study was conducted to determine the proportion of American teenagers between 13 and 17 who smoke. Previous surveys showed that 15% percent of all teenagers smoke. A Gallup survey interviewed a nationally representative sample of 785 teenagers aged 13 to 17. Seventy-one teenagers in the survey acknowledged having smoked at least once in the past week. You suspect that the true proportion of teens who smoke is different than 15%. Conduct a hypothesis test to test your theory. Use a level of significance of α=0.05

Calculate the point estimator p^, and the test statistic

Calculate the point estimator p^ ________

test statistic ________

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